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Syntagma musicum : ex veterum et recentiorum, ecclesiasticorum autorum lectione, polyhistorum consignatione, variarum linguarum notatione, hodierni seculi usurpatione, ipsius denique music©Œ artis observatione : in cantorum, organistarum, organop¿orum, c©Œterorumque musicam scientiam amantium & tractantium gratiam collectum : et secundum generalem indicem toti operi pr©Œfixum, in quatuor tomos distributum

by: Praetorius, Michael, 1571-1621, author; Richter, Johann, active 1611-1618, printer; Holwein, Elias, -1659, printer

Publication date: 1615

Topics: Music, Church music, Musical instruments, Music theory

Publisher: [Wittenberg] : [Johann Richter] ; [Wolffenbuttel] : [Elias Holwein]

Collection: bostonpubliclibrary; americana

Contributor: Boston Public Library

Language: Latin; German

Each vol. has special t.p.: v. 1. Syntagmatis musici tomus primus complectens duas partes : quarum prima agit de musica sacra vel ecclesiastica ... Witteberg©Œ, e typographeo J. Richteri, 1615 (pt. 2 has half-title: Syntagmatis musici tomo primo. Conjuncta pars altera : videlicet, Historia de musica extra ecclesiam ...) -- v. 2. Syntagmatis musici ... tomus secundus De organographia ... Wolfenbuttel, Gedruckt bey E. Holwein, in verlegung des autoris, 1619 -- v. 3. Syntagmatis musici ... tomus tertius. Darinnen: 1. Die bedeutung wie auch abtheil- unnd beschreibung fast aller nahmen der italianischen frantzosischen englischen und jetziger zeit in Teutschland gebrauchlichen gesange ... 2. Was im singen bey den noten und tactu, modis und transpositione, partibus seu vocibus und unterschiedenen choris, auch bey den unisonis unnd octavis zu observiren. 3. Wie die italianische und andere termini musici ... zu verstehen und zu gebrauchen [etc., etc.] ... Wolfenbuttel, Gedruckt bey E. Holwein, in verlegung des autoris, 1619

The general table of contents at the beginning of v. 1 lists a "tomus quartus" which was never published

The plates form the last pt. of v. 2 and have special t.p.: Theatrum instrumentorum, seu Sciagraphia Michaelis Pr©Œtorii C. Darinnen eigentliche abriss und abconterfeyung fast aller derer musicalischen instrumenten, so itziger zeit in Welschland Engeland Teutschland und andern ortern ublich und vorhanden seyn ... Wolffenbuttel, 1620

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Signatures described for pages [1-548]; signatures for pages [549-1142] follow inconsistent gathering notations utlizing a variety of archaic blackletter letterforms

Catalogued

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy quarter bound in black and white marbled paper and black leather over boards. Spine title in gilt. Printed on laid papers. Includes autograph in black ink script at tail-/fore-edge of title page. Title page includes ink and embossed stamps of the Boston Public Library. Head-/fore-edge of all pages includes pagination markings in pencil. Includes some marginalia throughout. Copy is a bound-with volume of the complete three-volume work, compiled of the respective volumes printed by Richter and Holwein from 1615-1620

Notes

No copyright page found. No table-of-contents pages found. Pages 118-216 are missing from the second section in the original material. Some text is lost due to tight binding.